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1 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING THESIS/DISSERTATION FORMAT GUIDE All USF College of Engineering M.S. thesis and Ph.D. students must read this guide 1 in its entirety. The best time to read it is when you are starting to write the manuscript, and then use it as a reference up to the time of successful submission. It is updated every semester. It includes: current and tentative future format deadlines, format requirements, and information on the format process. It also serves as a sample of a consistently-formatted thesis/dissertation, starting with the next page (Title Page). Please note that on some of the pages, the symbol is used only to show correct linespacing in MS Word, and will not be visible on your final PDF. 1 Updated 7/16/15
2 3 line spaces 3 line spaces 5 line spaces 3 line spaces 2 line spaces 3 line spaces 1 line space 2 top margin Title of Thesis or Dissertation Goes Here and Double-Space If More Than One Line by Duffy B. McLeod A thesis (dissertation) submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering University of South Florida Co-Major Professor: Jordan M. Wells, Ph.D. Co-Major Professor: Molly McHolmes, Ph.D. Nina M. Gulla, Ph.D. Budwin Alexander Verploegh, M.S.M.E. Majorette Mikelson, Ph.D. Date of Approval: November 4, 2015 Keywords: Choose Five Terms, Separated by Commas, Do Not Choose, Words Already in, Your Title Copyright 2015, Duffy B. McLeod
3 DEDICATION According to USF Graduate Studies, the dedication honors those who inspired or encouraged the initiation and completion of the master s or doctoral degree. This includes but is not limited to, spouses, parents, significant others, siblings, professors, other students, etc. [1]
4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS According to USF Graduate Studies, the Acknowledgments section expresses recognition and appreciation for special professional assistance extended to you by academic personnel, agencies and institutions. It may be up to one page. [1]
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES... iii LIST OF FIGURES... iv ABSTRACT...v CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...1 CHAPTER 2: SAVE TIME, EFFORT, AND STRESS...2 CHAPTER 3: COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FORMAT PROCESS Semester Before Graduation Semester of Graduation Graduation Application College of Engineering Full Draft Format Review Defense and the Certificate of Approval College of Engineering Final Manuscript Format Deadline Graduate Studies Final Submission...7 CHAPTER 4: FORMAT REQUIREMENTS Title Page Page Numbering Margins Table of Contents List of Tables and List of Figures Use of Bold and Underlining Fonts, Paragraph Indentation and Alignment, and Line-Spacing Font Type and Size Paragraph Indentation and Alignment Line-Spacing Line-Spacing in Table of Contents Line-Spacing in List of Tables, List of Figures, and References Line-Spacing for Text Ordered and Non-Ordered (Bulleted) List Items Equations Orphans and Widows White (or Blank) Space at the Bottom of Pages...11 i
6 REFERENCES...14 APPENDIX A: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT APPENDICES...15 A.1 Tables and Figures in the Appendices...15 APPENDIX B: TENTATIVE DEADLINES FOR FUTURE SEMESTERS...16 APPENDIX C: COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS...17 C.1 Previously-Published Material...17 C.2 Material in the Public Domain...17 C.3 USF Tampa Library Copyright Staff...18 ABOUT THE AUTHOR... END PAGE ii
7 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Current semester ETD deadlines...4 Table 2 Format requirements for tables and figures...11 Table B.1 Tentative deadlines for future semesters...16 iii
8 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Catherine Burton...1 Figure 2 The Certificate of Approval...7 Figure 3 How to set right tabs in MS Word to get the page number entries aligned in the Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures...12 Figure 4 In MS Word, the Show/Hide button will allow you to see the non-printing format in your document...13 iv
9 ABSTRACT All USF College of Engineering M.S. thesis and Ph.D. students must read this guide in its entirety. The best time to read it is when you are starting to write the manuscript, and then use it as a reference up to the time of successful submission. It is updated every semester. It includes: current and tentative future format deadlines, format requirements, and information on the format process. It also serves as a sample of a consistently-formatted thesis/dissertation. v
10 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION This document has information on the format process, deadlines, and requirements for all Engineering thesis and dissertation students. You must read the entire guide. If you have questions after reading this, contact Catherine Burton in person, on the phone, or through . Figure 1 Catherine Burton. ENB 207, sburton@usf.edu,
11 CHAPTER 2: SAVE TIME, EFFORT, AND STRESS Follow these directives to save time, effort, and stress: Format your manuscript in one document. Do not use automatic styles/headings to auto-generate your Table of Contents and List of Tables/Figures, unless you are an expert or willing to become an expert.* Do not use links for your Table of Contents and List of Tables/Figures entries. Set every margin to 1 and use the enter key to set the 2 top margin for your major heading pages.* Use page breaks between each major section.* Only use section breaks to change the page number format, to remove page numbers entirely, or to change a page orientation from portrait to landscape and back again.* Use a numbering system for your headings. Then in the body of the manuscript, format every lower-level heading the same. Double-space all text in the body of the manuscript, including within paragraphs, between paragraphs, under all lower-level headings, and between all sections. Indent the first line of all new paragraphs ½. For Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures, make sure your paragraph setting is 0 before and after paragraph.* If not sure how a section should look, use this document as a sample (indentation, *May not apply to LaTeX users 2
12 line-spacing, headings, table/figure titles, etc.) Ask questions early; do not wait until it is final submission time. 3
13 CHAPTER 3: COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FORMAT PROCESS 3.1 Semester Before Graduation At least by the end of the semester before you graduate, attend the Graduate Studies ETD Workshop. Information about this workshop can be found on the Graduate Studies website at If you have missed the on-campus workshop, follow the instructions for the online workshop. Table 1 Current semester ETD deadlines Required ETD Workshop Supervisory Committee form / Change to Supervisory Committee form (if needed) Apply to graduate Fall 2015 Complete by end of Summer 2015 Due by end of Summer 2015 Early Fall check with Department Register for at least 2 thesis/dissertation hours Fall 2015 COLLEGE FULL DRAFT FORMAT REVIEW Due 9am! Defense Thesis: September 30 Dissertation: October 13 Thesis: October 26 Dissertation: October 28 COLLEGE FINAL MANUSCRIPT Grad School Final Submission Due 9am! Thesis: October 28 Dissertation: November 10 Thesis: November 6 Dissertation: November 20 4
14 Your supervisory committee must be approved and final by the end of the semester before graduation. Your Department can help you with the Graduate Student Supervisory Committee form and, if needed, with the Change(s) to the Graduate Student Supervisory Committee form. 3.2 Semester of Graduation Graduation Application Your Department can help you with the graduation application. You must be registered for at least 2 thesis or dissertation hours the semester you submit your manuscript to Graduate Studies, which is usually the semester of graduation College of Engineering Full Draft Format Review For the College of Engineering Full Draft Format Review, your PDF document to sburton@usf.edu. No hard copy is needed. Catherine Burton will review your full draft and give you format feedback through within 2 weeks. Your full draft is likely not the final document, but you need to include every single section you plan on having in your final document. For example, if you will have a Dedication in your final manuscript, but have not written it yet, include some text like, This section is still in progress. The following list includes sections in the full draft in the correct order: Title Page Dedication optional Acknowledgments - optional Table of Contents List of Tables 5
15 List of Figures Abstract Chapters List of References Bibliography - optional Appendices required if you are using any previously-published material About the Author - optional Defense and the Certificate of Approval Your Department can help you with your defense announcement. At the defense, have the Certificate of Approval form filled out electronically and ready for committee signatures (although they may decide not to sign at that time). Download the CoA form from All signatures must be in blue or black ink. Once signed, you hold onto the form College of Engineering Final Manuscript Format Deadline For the College of Engineering Final Manuscript Format Deadline, your committee-approved PDF to sburton@usf.edu. On or after this date (or before, if you are ready), you will meet with Catherine Burton for the College final format review appointment. If your format is correct at your appointment, then Catherine can approve your Certificate of Approval and guide you on to Graduate Studies. If your format is incorrect, another review appointment may have to be scheduled. You cannot make any changes to your document after your appointment except those format changes required by the College of Engineering or Graduate Studies. 6
16 3.2.5 Graduate Studies Final Submission After approving your final PDF, Catherine Burton will guide you through the Graduate Studies steps, but to prepare, you can go to the Graduate Studies ETD webpage at under Process Checklist/Thesis or Process Checklist/Dissertation for information on ETD registration and ProQuest information. Figure 2 The Certificate of Approval (found on the Graduate Studies website at ). Shown is the top of the form. 7
17 CHAPTER 4: FORMAT REQUIREMENTS 4.1 Title Page Two points to mention about the Title Page are 1) the Date of Approval should be the last date signed by your (Co)Major Professor(s) or committee members on your Certificate of Approval, and 2) do not use any term for your keywords that is already in your title. 4.2 Page Numbering The page number must be in the same position on every numbered page, centered horizontally, approximately ¾ from the bottom edge of the page. The Title Page, Dedication, Acknowledgments, and the About the Author page do not have any page number. The Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures and Abstract pages are numbered with lower-case roman numerals, followed by arabic numerals on the pages following. 4.3 Margins The margin for all regular pages must be 1 on all sides. The top margin for the Title Page and all major heading pages must be 2, but it is better to do this manually in MS Word (by hitting enter ), than to set the margin to 2 in page layout. Major heading pages are the first pages of the Dedication, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, Abstract, all chapters, References, Bibliography, all Appendix sections, and About the Author. 8
18 4.4 Table of Contents The Title Page, Dedication, Acknowledgments, and Table of Contents are not listed in the Table of Contents (TOC). All other headings must be listed (note: an incomplete sentence is considered a heading). In the TOC, major headings are aligned to the left margin and each level heading after that is indented ½. Keep headings at least ½ away from the page number column. Major headings can be in all caps (LIKE THIS) or initial caps (Like This). For all lowerlevel headings, use initial capitalization (Like This). Do not use small caps (LIKE THIS) or sentence-style capitalization (Like this). The capitalization style and wording of all TOC entries must match the capitalization style and wording of the corresponding headings in the text. 4.5 List of Tables and List of Figures In the List of Tables (LOT) and List of Figures (LOF), do not let the title run into the table/figure number column on the right or page number column on the left. Use the first sentence only of the table/figure title in the text as the entry (note that a sentence ends with a period (full stop)). Do not use the same entry for more than one table in the List of Tables or more than one figure in the List of Figures. If you have two similar tables, for example, discern what differentiates each table and put that in the first sentence of each title. The capitalization and the wording of the entries must match the capitalization and wording of the first sentence of the corresponding table/figure titles in the text, except for citation information in parentheses (leave those out of the LOT/LOF entries). 4.6 Use of Bold and Underlining Bold should only be used for headings and (if desired) for table/figure titles. Underlining should only be used for URL addresses. 9
19 4.7 Fonts, Paragraph Indentation and Alignment, and Line-Spacing Font Type and Size Use the same font type and size for all text (use either 10pt, 11pt or 12pt). This includes all headings, page numbers, equation numbers, and table/figure titles. The only exceptions are inside tables/figures, and footnotes; these should be in the same font type as manuscript text, but can be as small as 8pt. Within equations, you can use any font needed Paragraph Indentation and Alignment Indentation and paragraph alignment must be the same for every paragraph throughout the manuscript, including in the Dedication, Acknowledgments, Appendices, and About the Author sections Line-Spacing Line-Spacing in Table of Contents In the Table of Contents, line-spacing must be single-spaced within the chapter and Appendices entries, and double-spaced in-between all the major sections Line-Spacing in List of Tables, List of Figures, and References In the List of Tables, List of Figures, and References, line-spacing must be single-spaced for each entry and double-spaced between each entry (note: do not split entries between pages) Line-Spacing for Text Double-space within all paragraphs. Line-spacing between paragraphs, between sections/subsections, within numbered or bulleted lists, and under all lower-level headings must be consistent, although it is highly suggested to use double-spacing with these, also. 10
20 4.8 Ordered and Non-Ordered (Bulleted) List Items Use the same format for all ordered lists and the same format for all non-ordered (bullet) lists throughout your manuscript. 4.9 Equations Equations must be centered, with equation numbers at the right margin Orphans and Widows You cannot have one line of a paragraph at the top (widow) or bottom (orphan) of a page. A lone heading, or a heading and a line of text, at the bottom of a page are considered orphans White (or Blank) Space at the Bottom of Pages The most common reason Engineering manuscripts get sent back by Graduate Studies in recent semesters is too much white space at the bottom of a page. Graduate Studies does not want more than 1 ½ white space at the bottom of a page, unless it comes at the end of a chapter. Some suggestions to help with this issue: put all tables and figures at the end of chapters, use indentation for all paragraphs use double-spacing for all text - between paragraphs, between sections, under headings, etc. Do not use more line-spacing than that. Table 2 Format requirements for tables and figures Tables Table Titles (Captions) Position Centered on page. Go above the tables. If one line, centered on page; if more than one line, single-space and align to left margin. Font Within tables, you should use the same font type as manuscript text, but can be smaller size (not less than 8pt, though). Use same font type/size as your manuscript text. 11
21 Table 2 (Continued) Figures Figure Titles (Captions) Centered on page. Position Go below the figures. If one line, centered on page; if more than one line, single-space and align to left margin. Font Within figures, you should use the same font type as manuscript text, but can be smaller size (not less than 8pt, though). Use same font type/size as your manuscript text. Figure 3 How to set right tabs in MS Word to get the page number entries aligned in the Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures 12
22 Figure 4 In MS Word, the Show/Hide button will allow you to see the non-printing format in your document 13
23 REFERENCES [1] The Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD), Presentation II: ETD Formatting Requirements. Graduate Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. June 1, [2] Use same format for all like references: same word order, punctuation, abbreviation, italics, capitalization style, etc. [3] Include as much information in web address references as possible, since URL addresses often become disabled. Most websites include contact information for the source. [4] References (cited sources) are required for your manuscript. A Bibliography (sources used for general or background information, but not cited), is not required. 14
24 APPENDIX A: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT APPENDICES Appendices are for supplemental information (e.g. List of Nomenclature, List of Acronyms, copyright permissions) and/or for information that does not fit easily and smoothly in the body of the manuscript (e.g. computer code, questionnaire). A.1 Tables and Figures in the Appendices All tables and figures in the Appendices must be labeled and listed in the List of Tables / List of Figures. Use a different labeling system for these (such as letters instead of numbers). 15
25 APPENDIX B: TENTATIVE DEADLINES FOR FUTURE SEMESTERS Table B.1 Tentative deadlines for future semesters Required ETD Workshop Supervisory Committee form / Change to Supervisory Committee form (if needed) Apply to graduate Register for at least 2 thesis/dissertation hours COLLEGE FULL DRAFT FORMAT REVIEW Due 9am! Defense COLLEGE FINAL MANUSCRIPT Due 9am! Grad School Final Submission Note: These deadlines will be updated every semester. Spring tentative! Complete by end of Fall 2015 Due by end of Fall 2015 Early Spring check with Department Summer 2016 tentative! Complete by end of Spring 2016 Due by end of Spring 2016 Early Summer check with Department Fall tentative! Complete by end of Summer 2016 Due by end of Summer 2016 Early Fall check with Department Spring 2016 Summer 2016 Fall 2016 Thesis: Feb. 17 Dissertation: March 2 Thesis: March 14 Dissertation: March 21 Thesis: March 16 Dissertation: March 30 Thesis: March 25 Dissertation: April 8 Thesis & Dissertation: June 1 Thesis: June 23 Dissertation: June 17 Thesis & Dissertation: June 27 Thesis & Dissertation: July 8 Thesis: Sept. 28 Dissertation: Oct. 12 Thesis: Oct. 24 Dissertation: Oct. 31 Thesis: Oct. 26 Dissertation: Nov. 9 Thesis: Nov. 4 Dissertation: Nov
26 C.1 Previously-Published Material APPENDIX C: COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS If you have used any previously-published items (even your own previously-published work) in your thesis/dissertation, you must receive written permission (the only time this is not required is if you are using items in the public domain). Permission must be obtained from whomever holds the copyright, so note that the author/creator of an item may have signed over the copyright to a publisher, such as a journal. If any of your chapters have been previously published, use a Note to Reader for the first chapter section or a footnote on the first page of each chapter to explain. Sample verbiage for Note to Reader or footnote: This chapter was published in IEEE... (citation number or full reference information). Perrmission is included in Appendix A. C.2 Material in the Public Domain Public domain items are those in which there are no copyright restrictions (many items of government offices (such as NASA, US Navy, US Fish and Wildlife Service, etc.) are considered in the public domain, for example) or in which the copyright has expired. If you use such images, make sure to note in your figure caption that the item is in the Public Domain. There are many websites that are specifically for public domain images, and also other online sources for images in general, including Wikimedia Commons, which lists the copyright status of all images. 17
27 C.3 USF Tampa Library Copyright Staff All thesis and dissertation students using previously published items are encouraged to contact the experts at the USF Library Copyright office (complete webform at to ask a question or to request a consultation). 18
28 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Catherine Burton graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. During her undergraduate studies, she spent a year at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. She previously worked for the Carolina Children s Communicative Disorders Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After moving back to Florida, she became Graduate Program Assistant for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in 2002 and transferred to the College of Engineering Dean s Office in In addition to being a USF employee, Catherine does volunteer work for a dog rescue group based in Iowa. She currently lives in Florida with her pomeranian Timbit (Catherine s fiancé is from Canada) and yorkshire terrier Duffy.
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